<VV> How do I find the history of my car?

[airvair]

I found that Carfax doesn't accept anything but a 17 digit VIN. I had a
'79 Sub that was stolen (along with the title) and driven to California.
I'd love to have traced it down, but back in '81 when it happened,
Carfax didn't exist. Besides, even if they had, the Sub didn't have a 17
digit VIN.

So I'd like to know how to trace such cars as well, without a labor
intensive and expensive romp with that state's DMV.

-Mark

Chris wrote:
> 
> With my renovation making good progress and within a few months of being
> complete, it occurred to me that previous owners may be interested in
> seeing how it has come together.  My first thought was to run a report
> on carfax, but carfax (and similar services) will not look at vehicles
> older than 1981.  How do I go about tracing the title history of my
> corvair so that I might contact the previous owners to share the
> restoration with them?
> 
> Chris